Well, There’s Your Problem…

October 27, 2011 By

… your throttle’s jamming, and that’s gumming up your fuel mixture. If I were you, I’d just replace that grass with ground cover, clover maybe. Never needs mowing.


Mary Ann asks: “Who says girls aren’t mechanically inclined? Or reclined? And only 4 months old!”

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  1. Paul says:
    October 27, 2011 at 6:15 am

    The need for shade definitely overrides self-preservation instincts. :)

  2. Fird Birfle says:
    October 27, 2011 at 6:42 am

    1: unless Dogue lives in the Caribbean or Hawaii, any need for a functioning lawn mower will soon be temporarily solved … However, in order for the pic to be ENTIRELY convincing (mechanic story), Dogue needs a pair of ill-fitting trousers displaying the Badonk-a-donk Crack…

    2: nice entry for ‘Tocktober, Mike :)

    3:

  3. ceejoe says:
    October 27, 2011 at 6:45 am

    Yep, Tocktober is nearing its close…

  4. Berg says:
    October 27, 2011 at 6:59 am

    I can’t believe how fast Tocktober has gone by, but that means Nosevember is nearly here.

    Cute photo, and I love the term “mechanically reclined!”

    • BB/VA says:
      October 27, 2011 at 10:47 am

      There’s always the old H. Allen Smith term – “mechanically clined”. Covers both in- and re- types.

  5. gizmo says:
    October 27, 2011 at 7:21 am

    Yup, looks pretty expensive. Couple of scoopfuls of Kibbles and Bits, anyway. I’ll work up a final estimate and send it right over.

  6. KittyAdventures says:
    October 27, 2011 at 8:05 am

    Your krangle pingle is broken and the rassle snaffle is tangled up with the flibbertygibbetz.

    I can fix it up for you in a jiff…

    Cost ? oh you can pay me in kibble.

  7. skippymom says:
    October 27, 2011 at 9:00 am

    Next spring I’m hiring her to tune up my lawn mower. She’ll probably do a better job than the crazy hippy dude I paid this year. Maybe I’ll be able to start it with fewer than fifty bajillion tries.

    • Fird Birfle says:
      October 27, 2011 at 9:03 am

      @ skippymom: what, no “elebenty” in that number??

      • skippymom says:
        October 27, 2011 at 9:30 am

        Actually, I pull the cord one bajillion times, take a break and walk around the yard, pull it another bajillion times, take a break and walk around cursing, go back, pull it forty-eight more bajillions, scream curses so all the neighbors can hear, go in the house and drink some water, then go out and after just elebenty more tries, it starts.

        • KittyAdventures says:
          October 27, 2011 at 9:38 am

          Skippy Mom sounds like you just need a new spark plug. (Voice of experience with my mantis roto. tiller). ;)

          • skippymom says:
            October 27, 2011 at 9:44 am

            But shouldn’t the dude I paid seventy-something bucks to do all needed maintenance last spring have noticed that? (grumble grumble grumble)

            Maybe I’ll just get a couple of sheep.

          • Mudbug says:
            October 27, 2011 at 10:55 am

            Hey Momma, Sheep are fun but personally I prefer baby Pigmy goats !
            Boing ….Boing….BOING !!!!!!

    • ceejoe says:
      October 27, 2011 at 9:22 am

      The last two years I have hired a couple of nice-looking young men to do my yardwork, so no more lawnmower for me! I really enjoy having my own lawn boys. [winky winky]

      • skippymom says:
        October 27, 2011 at 9:31 am

        Will they work for kibble? That’s the only way I could afford lawn boys.

      • tracylee says:
        October 27, 2011 at 10:33 am

        hmmm maybe I should consider getting a lawn…
        espesh if one of the handsome young men would fix me gin & tonics while the other was mowing the grass?

      • weasel wardancer says:
        October 27, 2011 at 10:48 am

        I never was able to loosen that bolt to change the blade. No longer matters. I too hired a nice guy to do the yard once a week. Tesa loves him cuz he always brings her a cookie. Mary Ann

  8. Gigi says:
    October 27, 2011 at 9:28 am

    I can’t make head or tail of this picture. ;-)

    • Fird Birfle says:
      October 27, 2011 at 8:45 pm

      Well, I’m okay with the “TAILS” part.
      But I agree with you, I cannot seem to make heads of it, either … ;)

  9. weasel wardancer says:
    October 27, 2011 at 10:45 am

    FYI: Tessa is a Clumber Spaniel, now almost 2 yrs old. I was unable to loosen the nut on the blade so I could change it and she was certain that if I was spending so much time under there it must be yummy. Mary Ann

    • ceejoe says:
      October 27, 2011 at 10:56 am

      Her tocks are adorable! :) I’m sure her face is too!

    • sar320 says:
      October 27, 2011 at 7:05 pm

      ooooh how cute! I never heard of a Clumber spaniel before, so I had to look it up. What an adorable breed! I’m sure Tessa is gorgeous in the front too :)

    • marthava says:
      October 28, 2011 at 5:46 am

      Thanks for the clarification, weasel. I think I stared at that pic for 5 minutes wondering how a 4 month old RABBIT could be this huge. Alternatively wondered how a lawnmower and wrench could be so small…

  10. Ali-Baba says:
    October 27, 2011 at 11:57 am

    I know this is a girl, but I keep hearing the intro in John Ratzenberger’s voice! ;-)

  11. Ozbirds says:
    October 27, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    A fitting pic for the tail end of tocktober.:)

  12. Lewis n' Clark says:
    October 27, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    hey tracylee, how about a nosehance of Miss Schnozz to kick off Nosevember?!

  13. Rachel says:
    October 27, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    A Clumber! I have an aunt who has a Clumber! Lovely dogs. I thought those were Clumber tocks in that pic. :)

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